Nekrosen an kartoffelkeimen,ein Symptom von Mosaikviren

Zusammenfassung In Erg?nzung der Angaben vonMartin undQuemener übe eine Fleckung belichteter Dunkelkeime infolge Infektion durch Mosaikviren wurde festgestellt, da? auchNekrosen auftreten k?nnen. Diese sind das Anzeichen einer schweren Erkrankung. Bei den untersuchten Sorten waren sie in der überwiegenden Mehrzahl der F?lle durch Mischinfektion mit Y- und X-Virus verursacht, doch werden nicht alle diese Infektionen durch die Entwicklung von Nekrosen kenntlich. Keime mit Nekrosen bleiben meist in der Entwicklung zurück; bei Farbfleckung ist diese Wachstumsdepression im allgemeinen schw?cher ausgepr?gt.

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Summary Martin andQuemener found that tubers infected with mosaic viruses could be recognized by the irregular spotty coloration which, after exposure to light, developed on sprouts grown in the dark. If the symptoms are very marked (heavy crinkle or streak), especially in the case of mixed Y and X virus infections, necroses appear on the sprouts in addition to or instead of the coloured spots, especially at their bases. These necroses are very different from the nonviral “necrobioses” of the sprout apex or cell elongation zone 1–2 mm below the tip. The necrotic virus spots are of a lighter, brownish colour than the blackish-brown necrobioses, which frequently form stripes running from tip to base. Necrotic sprouts usually exhibit a pronounced decline in growth. Development of sprouts showing only irregular spotty coloration is less inhibited. When examining potato tubers for mosaic virus infection necroses can be regarded as a additional symptom to the irregular spotty coloration. Sprouts 3–5 cm in length grown in the dark were exposed to daylight for some days. The testing of sprouts developed after desprouting gives better results than the testing of the original sprouts. Moreover, the number of tubers with necrotic sprouts increases with increasing sprout age.

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Résumé Martin etQuemener signalent que les tubercules infectès par les virus des mosa?ques peuvent étre reconnus à la coloration en taches irrégulière qui apparait sur les germes cultivés dans l'obscurité lorsqu'on les expose à la lumière. Si les sympt?mes sont tres prononcés (forte frisolée ou bigarrure), surtout dans le cas des infections mixtes à virus Y et X, les colorations en taches des germes sont accompagnées ou remplacées par des nécroses, surtout à la base des germes. Ces nécroses sont toutes différentes des “nécrobioses” non provoquées par des virus, que l'on trouve à la pointe des germes ou dans la zone d'allongement cellulaire à 1 ou 2 mm au dessous de la pointe. Les nécroses à virus ont une couleur brune plus claire que les nécrobioses brun-noir, qui forment souvent des lignes allant de la pointe à la base ddu germe. En général, la croissance des germes nécrotiques est nettement réduite. Le développement des germes présentant uniquement une coloration en taches irrégulière est moins fortement retardé. A l'examen des tubercules de pomme de terre relatif aux virus des mosa?ques, les nécroses peuvent être considérées comme un sympt?me supplémentaire à c?té de la coloration en taches irrégulière. Les germes de 3 à 5 cm de longueur poussés dans l'obscurité sont exposés à la lumière du jour pendant quelques jours. L'examen des germes qui ont poussé après l'enlèvement des germes déjà présents fournit de meilleurs résultats que celui des premiers germes apparus. De plus, le nombre de tubercules à germes nécrotiques augmente avec l'age des germes.

     

THE EFFECT OF WHITE CLOVER AND NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER ON THE PRODUCTION OF A SWARD

Three-year leys of cocksfoot/white clover and cocksfoot alone were dressed with 0, 35, 105 and 210 lb N per acre every year to provide information on the effect of clover and N on production.
Data from the grass-alone swards allowed an estimate to be made of the effect of N on production at different cutting dates. This was compared with the effect of clover.
The effect of N was greater than that of clover in the mid- and late-season cuts. Clover made its greatest contribution, both directly and indirectly, at the first cut, taken in May.
Under very dry conditions (1959), N was more effective than clover in maintaining production and the proportional response was large in relation to that produced under moist conditions.
The results are discussed with reference to the present seasonal use of N on grassland and an argument is advanced for increasing its use in mid-season.     

THE YIELD AND UPTAKE OF PHOSPHORUS BY GRASSES AND CLOVERS

When perennial ryegrass and wild white clover are grown in a phosphorus-deficient soil, there is a difference in the extent to which they use the added phosphorus, especially when the phosphorus supply (potential) is small. In these circumstances the clover makes the better use of the phosphorus. The similarity of the Larsen values obtained with these two species, however, indicates that this must be largely due to the species absorbing the phosphorus at different rates, and not to any interspecific difference in ability to utilize the supply. Both perennial ryegrass and cocksfoot gave higher L values for the hay than for the pasture variety, indicating that slowly-exchangeable phosphorus might be more accessible to the former than the latter. Perennial ryegrass, cocksfoot, timothy, wild white clover and red clover showed minimum values for L at varying times after sowing which were characteristic of the species. This is explained in terms of the isotopic exchange reactions taking place.     

THE EFFECT OF METHOD OF SOWING ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GRASS SEED CROPS

Methods used by growers to establish seed crops of perennial ryegrass, cocksfoot, timothy and meadow fescue have been examined. While satisfactory establishments were obtained by sowing perennial ryegrass broadcast, cocksfoot, timothy and meadow fescue should be sown in rows, especially if they are to be sown under a cover crop.     

ANTHILLS AND TERMITE MOUNDS IN PASTURES

The distinctive vegetation of some anthills in chalk grasslands is shown diagrammatically, and some differences between the soils of anthills and those of the surrounding grasslands are discussed. The termite mounds of the tropics also have soils differing from those of the grasslands in which they are built; some harvester termites destroy areas of pasture: and the large mounds of fungus-eating termites hinder mechanical cultivation. Temperate and tropical pastures benefit from control of ants and termites.     

THE EFFECT OF STOCKING DENSITY ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF YEARLING FEMALE SHEEP

The effect of stocking density on the productivity of yearling female sheep was studied over the 1960 grazing season. The cumulative effect on pasture productivity of previous differences in grazing pressure was eliminated by re-randomization of the pasture after each grazing cycle. Stocking densities from 12 to 30 sheep/acre/unit of time were imposed from March to September, followed by 7 months on a common treatment to measure subsequent effects on animal fertility. Correlations were found between stocking density and (a) liveweight gains, (b) loss of weight in fasting, (c) quality and quantity of herbage residues at the end of the last grazing cycle. Subsequent animal fertility was not measurably affected.     

GRAZING MANAGEMENT FOR DAIRY CATTLE

Many studies in recent years have stressed that grassland provides the greater part of the feed requirements of ruminant livestock in temperate lands, that a large proportion of this is supplied as grazing (83, 122) and that in this form it is the cheapest source of feed for ruminants (25, 38, 40). Several authors have contrasted the production estimated to be available from pasture with the much lower proportion—about 50% (74, 116)—harvested by the animal. For these reasons the efficiency of grass utilization under grazing conditions has received intensive study in the past 20 years and many of the principles of grazing management have been elucidated. Consideration of grazing management involves a study of the needs of the animals to be catered for, the sequence of grass crops which may be grown over the season, including the influence of special-purpose pastures and of fertilizer treatment on the yield and seasonal distribution of production, and the effective conservation of surplus herbage. In this review, however, attention is concentrated on the problems concerned in grazing management for the dairy cow during the main growing period of the year. The object of grazing management may be defined as 'to ensure a large supply of nutritious grazing over the growing season at a low cost and to utilize it in such a manner that physical waste of herbage and inefficient utilization by the animal are minimized and the productive capacity of the sward is maintained'. It is a complex subject, involving many interrelated factors including botanical, animal and per-acre considerations. These are briefly outlined before the available experimental data in grazing management practices are considered.     

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Ohne Zusammenfassung     

Unsprouted potato tubers treated with gibberellic acid (GA3)

Summary Tubers (still unsprouted after an eight months' storage period) of the late varietyLibertas with slow growth in youth and few stems were treated with gibberellic acid (GA₃) in 1958 and 1959. Two sprayings gave similar results as dipping for 15 minutes. 25 ppm probably had more effect than 12,5 ppm. During both years the treatment resulted in more and longer sprouts and more stems, although the number of stems is usually less than the number of sprouts. Emergence was not accelerated and in both years yields tended to be lower. In 1958 all yields reached a high level, treatment gave a non-significant lower yield, but there was a greater number of tubers especially in the 25–40 mm seed-class. In 1959 the size and the number of tubers were affected by second growth owing to the unusually dry summer with short spells of rainy weather. In this year presprouted tubers emerged 10 days earlier than treated and non treated, unsprouted seed, which for a long period gave the crop a lead in haulm growth and even a permanent lead in tuber yield.

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Zusammenfassung Von der sp?ten SorteLibertas, die in ihrer Jugend ein langsames Wachstum zeigt und wenig Stengel entwickelt, wurden ungekeimte Knollen (nach 8-monatiger Lagerung) in den Jahren 1958 und 1959 mit Gibberellins?ure (GA₃) behandelt. Eine zweimalige Spritzung ergab zumindest ?hnliche Ergebnisse wie das Eintauchen w?hrend 15 Minuten. 25 ppm hat wahrscheinlich eine bessere Wirkung, wie 12,5 ppm. In beiden Jahren ergab die Behandlung mehr und l?ngere Keime sowie mehr Stengel, obzwar die Anzahl der Stengel gew?hnlich nicht so hoch ist, wie die Anzahl der Keime. Es zeigte sich keine Beschleunigung des Auflaufens, jedoch eine Tendenz für einen geringeren Ertrag in beiden Jahren. In 1958 waren alle Ertr?ge hoch und die Behandlung ergab eine nicht signifikante Ertragsverminderung, jedoch eine gr?ssere Knollenzahl (insbesondere in der Saat-Gr?ssenklasse, 25–40 mm). In 1959 war die Gr?sse und die Anzahl der Knollen infolge des ungew?hnlich trockenen Sommers mit kurzen Regenperioden durch Mehrwüchsigkeit beeintr?chtigt. In diesem Jahr sind die vorgekeimten Knollen um 10 Tage früher aufgelaufen, was den Pflanzen im Vergleich zu den behandelten und nicht behandelten ungekeimten Pflanzgut einen l?ngeren Vorsprung im Krautwuchs und einen dauerhaften Vorsprung in der Knollenbildung gab.

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Résumé Des tubercules non germés (après stockage pendant huit mois) de la variété tardiveLibertas, à lente croissance de début et à petit nombre de tiges, ont été traités à l'acide gibberellique (GA₃) en 1958 et en 1959. Deux pulvérisations donnaient des résultats au moins égaux à ceux d'une immersion de 15 minutes. La concentration de 25 millionièmes est probablement plus efficace que celle de 12,5 millionièmes. L'une et l'autre année, les tubercules traités avaient des germes plus nombreux et plus longs et un plus grand nombre de tiges, bien que le nombre de tiges ne soit généralement pas aussi grand que le nombre de germes. La levée ne fut pas accélérée et il se manifesta une tendance de diminution du rendement. En 1958, toutes les récoltes furent bonnes, le traitement entra?nant une diminution non significante de la récolte mais faisant augmenter le nombre de tubercules (particulièrement dans la catégorie de semenceaux de 25–40 mm). En 1959, la grosseur et le nombre des tubercules furent influencés par croissance secondaire (excroissance) par suite de l'été exceptionnellement sec avec de courtes périodes de pluie. Cette année-là, les tubercules prégermés levèrent 10 jours plus t?t que les plants non prégermés, traités et non traités, de sorte que le développement du feuillage fut supérieur pendant une longue période et que celui des tubercules fut supérieur jusqu'à la récolte.